Novosibirsk vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$421	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$1969
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	39
😀 Quality of life	61	79
🏙️ Population	1.64M	767K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 40% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6431st and 4105th ($884 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 6th in Russia and Croatia, respectively. Check Russia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5802nd and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Zagreb

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	Novosibirsk	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.89	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$886	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.44	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.6%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.78	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4901	$12339

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$772
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$720
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$737
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$719
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$808
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$576
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$553
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$595
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$791
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$834
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$880
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$688
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$530
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$564
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$732
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$813
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$747
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$537
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$487
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$661
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$969
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$701
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$557
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$543
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$592
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$600
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$694
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$575
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$531
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$547
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$690
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$532
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$842
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1256
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1261
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1375
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1317
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1425
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1075
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$864
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$676
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$723
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1695
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$629
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1406
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1434
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1708
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$965
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$850
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1771
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1661
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$875
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1158
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1124
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1448
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1434
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1677
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1430
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1391
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1457
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$682
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1036
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1483
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1160
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1114
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$961